Yeah, I had a dog and it got lost during my lycanthropic transformation, so I was thrilled to run into Barbas. Irritating bastard wouldn't stop nudging me all the time, making it difficult to do all manner of looting and aiming... In the end I wasn't that bummed to be rid of him when that adventure reached its conclusion. Currently fielding a team without a dog, but also powerful enough now that I'm not needing the canine assist to get by.
I found the NY-type accent hilarious for being so far out of reality. Odd, wrong, but funny.